| Cranbrook, BC, is home to the Canadian Museum of | | | | surviving 7-car set of the famous 1929 Trans-Canada |
| Rail Travel and is the largest city and service center in | | | | Limited, a vintage deluxe hotel on wheels. The railway |
| the East Kootenay region. Many parts of the city date | | | | constructed 12 new complete train sets comprising "A" |
| from 1898 and self-guided walking tours are available | | | | class dining cars, "R" series sleepers (8-sections, |
| with maps obtainable from the Chamber of | | | | 2-compartments, 1-drawing room), combination |
| Commerce, or from the Museum.The Canadian Pacific | | | | baggage sleeping cars (for the dining car crews) and |
| Railway played a major role in the development of | | | | the unique "River" class solarium-lounge cars that were |
| Cranbrook. Much of the original railway infrastructure | | | | at the end of the trains and especially popular. The |
| built in Cranbrook still survives, providing a good | | | | train staff for the Limited was a little army; besides the |
| context for the development of the Railway | | | | driver-known in Canada as the "engineer"-and the |
| Museum.The renowned Canadian Museum of Rail | | | | fireman, the Limited had a conductor, trainman, |
| Travel is one of the largest museums of its type in | | | | sleeping-car conductor, one porter to each |
| Canada, with a valuable national collection of luxurious | | | | sleeping-car, a parlour-car attendant and the dining-car |
| trains from the golden age of railway travel. Open all | | | | staff comprising of the chef, stewards and waiters. |
| year and located at 57 Van Horne Street South, which | | | | The Trans-Canada Limited, reserved for First Class |
| is Hwy 3/95 downtown. It is a must-see for any visitor | | | | passengers only, traveled from Montreal and Toronto |
| to the region.The museum contains vintage passenger | | | | to Vancouver, a distance of 2,886 miles. Other trains |
| train sets representing various eras from the 1880s to | | | | on display include the 1907 ultra-luxurious Soo-Spokane |
| the 1930s. The cars are luxuriously appointed with | | | | Train Deluxe. There are also cars in the museum that |
| exotic inlaid woods, brass fixtures, plush upholstery, | | | | were used by various visiting royalty over the years |
| wool carpets, period furniture, stained glass and other | | | | and interpretive cars.Another highlight of the building |
| displays such as railway china and silverware.The | | | | complex is the spectacular Royal Alexandra Hall, the |
| centerpiece of the train's displays is the only complete | | | | restored 3,000 sq. ft. |